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- Dec 29, 1998
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I was going to wait and post this tomorrow, but since Mr. Roberts has already indicated the he will not do anything to rectify the situation, I would like to warn others so he won't pull the same tricks on them.
On June 23rd, Jerry Roberts began inquiring about a trade for a Larry Chew Spitfire I had posted for sale on the boards. I was not interested, but he persisted and finally convinced me to trade for a Terzuola folder that was in "New, unused condition". He told me he is a police officer, and the Terzuola was too nice to carry, and that he wanted something a with CF handles. The Chew would be perfect for his carry knife.
Last weekend, I agree to a trade, and we both agree to ship our knives to each other on Monday. I send mine Fedex 2 day, and he recieved it yesterday. He tells me his wife forgot to ship my knife, and I would get it today. So what he really did was wait until he had mine.
So, I receive the Terzuola today, and it is not in the condition he described. It has lint in it, where it had been carried, and the bolster is scratched, and the wood handles have either a scratch or a crack in them. See the pictures below. Within the hour, I e-mail him, andd tell him that the knife is not satisfactory, and I want my Chew back. Heck, I only recieved the knife 2 hours ago right now!
HE HAS TRADED MY KNIFE AWAY! He tells me that he can't send it back, that he thought we had a done deal, that the knife was perfect when it left, yada yada. All that nonsense about needing a duty knife was just some sob story he used to induce me to trade in the first place. He asks me to claim it with the Post Office! I try and explain that we BF'ers always give each other a 3 day inspection period, and he claims ignorance.
I told him that either he could return my knife, or pay me the $575 I wanted for it, plus my shipping costs of $25, and I would not post anything up here. He told me to do what I had to do, that he had an excellent reputation on BF.
So after having met such nice people on BF, I finally meet a scam artist. If Mr. Roberts offers (or begs, or cajoles) you to to trade any knives, I highly suggest that you have him send the knife to you for inspection before you send him anything. I consider myself lucky I did not receive a piece of Taylor cutlery along with Mr. Roberts note that it was a done deal. I consider a deal done when both parties are satisfied.
On June 23rd, Jerry Roberts began inquiring about a trade for a Larry Chew Spitfire I had posted for sale on the boards. I was not interested, but he persisted and finally convinced me to trade for a Terzuola folder that was in "New, unused condition". He told me he is a police officer, and the Terzuola was too nice to carry, and that he wanted something a with CF handles. The Chew would be perfect for his carry knife.
Last weekend, I agree to a trade, and we both agree to ship our knives to each other on Monday. I send mine Fedex 2 day, and he recieved it yesterday. He tells me his wife forgot to ship my knife, and I would get it today. So what he really did was wait until he had mine.
So, I receive the Terzuola today, and it is not in the condition he described. It has lint in it, where it had been carried, and the bolster is scratched, and the wood handles have either a scratch or a crack in them. See the pictures below. Within the hour, I e-mail him, andd tell him that the knife is not satisfactory, and I want my Chew back. Heck, I only recieved the knife 2 hours ago right now!
HE HAS TRADED MY KNIFE AWAY! He tells me that he can't send it back, that he thought we had a done deal, that the knife was perfect when it left, yada yada. All that nonsense about needing a duty knife was just some sob story he used to induce me to trade in the first place. He asks me to claim it with the Post Office! I try and explain that we BF'ers always give each other a 3 day inspection period, and he claims ignorance.
I told him that either he could return my knife, or pay me the $575 I wanted for it, plus my shipping costs of $25, and I would not post anything up here. He told me to do what I had to do, that he had an excellent reputation on BF.
So after having met such nice people on BF, I finally meet a scam artist. If Mr. Roberts offers (or begs, or cajoles) you to to trade any knives, I highly suggest that you have him send the knife to you for inspection before you send him anything. I consider myself lucky I did not receive a piece of Taylor cutlery along with Mr. Roberts note that it was a done deal. I consider a deal done when both parties are satisfied.
